MilitaryElbit Signs HUD Deal with Lockheed Martin Elbit Systems subsidiary Elbit Systems Electro-Optics Elop Ltd. was selected by Lockheed Martin to supply new generation Head Up Displays (HUDs) for the new F-16s. An initial order valued at about $3.8…
CommercialASDE-X Operational at Dulles Washington Dulles airport began using Airport Surface Detection Equipment, Model X (ASDE-X) this month, giving controllers in the tower a more complete picture of activity on the ground. FAA said the airport…
CommercialBoeing Delays 787 Again For at least the third time, Boeing has pushed back the first flight and initial deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner, as the manufacturer grapples with “slower than expected completion of work that…
Business & GAGarmin SVS Wins STC Garmin, Olathe, Kan., received FAA supplemental type certification for its Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT). The system, which Garmin said is designed to integrate into its G1000 avionics suite, presents a 3-D depiction…
Business & GAPilatus PC-12 NG Wins FAA, EASA Approval Pilatus Aircraft, Stans, Switzerland, received U.S. and European regulatory approvals for its Next Generation PC-12 turboprop, now officially called the PC-12 NG. The certification approvals by EASA and FAA allow deliveries of…
Business & GAPro Line Fusion Chosen For New Embraer Jets Embraer unveiled its new midsize MSJ and “midlight” MLJ business jets Tuesday in a Washington, D.C., ceremony. The twinjets will be equipped with Rockwell Collins’ Pro Line Fusion integrated avionics suite, and…
MilitaryBarco Displays Selected for C-27J Barco was selected by by L-3 Communications Integrated Systems, Waco, Texas, to supply CDMS-3000 Control Display Units for the C-27J Joint Cargo Aircraft program. Barco, Brussels, said the 78 aircraft currently anticipated…
Business & GARockwell Collins Develops Brownout Landing System Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Optical Air Data Systems (OADS), Manassas, Va., introduced a system designed to help helicopters land in brownout conditions. The system, called LandSafe, uses fiber optic lasers…